Chapter 8 of Dave Darrin After the Mine Layers is here in full — 7 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of Dave Darrin After the Mine Layers is here in full — 7 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Radio direct to Germany. Could any woman love this fellow? Dave expresses thanks to the enemy. "My card." The same as confession. "A pleasant evening for four!" The wild brutes of the sea.
Chapter 8 of Dave Darrin After the Mine Layers is here in full — 7 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
From this reading “"My card."”
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading “The same as confession.”
command with authority
From this reading “Radio direct to Germany.”
an opposing military force
From this reading “Dave expresses thanks to the enemy.”
plural of “express” — mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system
From this reading “Dave expresses thanks to the enemy.”
a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
From this reading “Radio direct to Germany.”
medium for communication
From this reading “Radio direct to Germany.”
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading “Dave expresses thanks to the enemy.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "A pleasant evening for four!"
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Could any woman love this fellow?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The same as confession.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The wild brutes of the sea.
one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
From this reading "My card."
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading The same as confession.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Could any woman love this fellow?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dave expresses thanks to the enemy.
command with authority
From this reading Radio direct to Germany.
an opposing military force
From this reading Dave expresses thanks to the enemy.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading "A pleasant evening for four!"
plural of “express” — mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system
From this reading Dave expresses thanks to the enemy.
a boy or man
From this reading Could any woman love this fellow?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "A pleasant evening for four!"
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading "A pleasant evening for four!"
a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
From this reading Radio direct to Germany.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Could any woman love this fellow?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My card."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The wild brutes of the sea.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading "A pleasant evening for four!"
medium for communication
From this reading Radio direct to Germany.
Identical; not different.
From this reading The same as confession.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading The wild brutes of the sea.
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading Dave expresses thanks to the enemy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dave expresses thanks to the enemy.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Could any woman love this fellow?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Radio direct to Germany.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading The wild brutes of the sea.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Could any woman love this fellow?
Chapter 8 of Dave Darrin After the Mine Layers by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock holds 7 sentences, grouped into 2 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 8 holds 7 sentences of Dave Darrin After the Mine Layers, unabridged, divided into 2 reading sections.
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